Doran Park, Bodega Bay. Good Times W/Sabiki!

Checked the wind reports yesterday and saw that it was one of those afternoons you need to accept as a gift and GET OUT THERE! Ran home after work, packed up the gear, and headed out to Doran for some hali drifting outside of the harbor.

I launched at 4:30PM near the base of the Doran Jetty. I paddled out a bit and started throwing the sabiki on my UL. After a couple of casts I got large (10") smelt that I hooked to a 3-way rig and sent down for hali bait as I tried to catch some smaller bait. I spent most of the evening having a blast catching huge smelt on the UL, still trying to make some smaller bait. I took a few breaks from hali drifting to dangle my smelt around the jetty, hoping for a big ling, but there was so much eelgrass on the surface and lettuce underwater that my rig kept getting tangled up so I went back to the UL sabiki fest.

I ended up catching tons of big smelt, a bunch of 12" range mackerel, and a couple of herring, one of which rounded out the evening as my hali bait.

No 'buts, but a big mackerel on every hook of a sabiki makes for a great fight on UL gear!! I'd go back today with just the UL, but I have prior engagements.

 Thinking of camping for a few nights mid-week at Doran soon. Ill post a hook up but going for some light wave play. How full did the campground look?

I think I'm available next Wednesday/Thursday. Let me know!

  How full did the campground look?

There were plenty of tent sites left.

Not very much surf, though!

I arived around 9:30 with the tribe... Lots of work rigging 4 Yaks!!!! Love the trailer ..


  I had Family newbies so my plan was to, Launch @ Doran Ramp, catch smelties, drift the Channel to

 Lucus and such... Worked perfectly except for catching a Butt.... Did not even bother putting smelties

 ( Perfect ones @ that 6-8" ) in bait tube, When I needed one, I would just drop sabiki and instant

   bait...Smelts,Shinners and some hatchet mouthed things?..entire Harbor ...

 Nephews had good time Playing with the Smelties on my UL and nice time on the water

 Got 2 good pull downs behind Lucus Warf area, could have been anything, Butt, I've heard rumors

 Of Nice Butts Back there...

Could be up to go back next week, but kind of want another shot @ Tomalas, Halibut, WSB or

 Threshers!!!!!!!!!!! 

 maybe hit Tomalas in the morning, Bodega afternoon... ........... Danglin

 

Right on.

Thanks for the report Danglin.

BTW - the wind is supposed to be HOWLING next week.

Bummer

Thanks guys for the reports!
I was hoping hear some good news, so I can go out... oh well, I'll try myself soon anyways.